European Cloud Initiative

European Cloud Initiative

The European Commission presented how it intends to give Europe a lead in the data-driven economy by enabling cloud-based services and world-class infrastructures for industry, scientists and public services.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

  • A new European Open Science Cloud will offer Europe's 1.7 million researchers and 70 million science and technology professionals a virtual environment to store, share and re-use the large volumes of information generated by the big data revolution.
  • This will be underpinned by the European Data Infrastructure, deploying the high-bandwidth networks and super-computer capacity necessary to effectively access and process large datasets stored in the cloud.
  • Build a single market for the Internet of Things: with the right standards for interoperability, and open cross-sector platforms for IoT devices and services to connect seamlessly, and scale-up, anywhere in the EU.

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WHAT SHOULD YOU KEEP AN EYE ON?

  • Over the coming 5 years, the Commission will put forward proposals to meet the €4.7 billion investment need to integrate and consolidate data infrastructure. These proposals will bring together EU and other sources, including Member State and private investments.
  • By 2017, all scientific data produced by projects under the €77 billion within the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme will become open by default to ensure that the scientific community can re-use the enormous amount of data they generate.

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